My camera came with the MPVR2k6 stamp and the 1501 firmware. Starts up in ~8 seconds (WITH the intro movie, without dunno probably less lol) and yea the DSC light flickers a few times. Why do you need to know? :?

lol it just hit me, like 10 tons of bricks. What happens when you have flash OFF and turn it ON?! THERE IT IS RIGHT THERE! If you have the flash on and it ISN'T charged it will CHARGE and the light will flicker a few times. I think that's it. BRIIIIIILLLIANT deduction eh? :G

3face , i think you may be right it was an Observation, and a icon I overlooked? the flash must be off and you have no flicker. when the flash is on you have that flicker. thank you. I was loosing it. now that settles the topic .